Hi Lawrence, Thanks for sharing your relation to the company and good work for getting another fast-charge route down I5 to LA into operation. I think it is a good match between what the company needs and you can offer as consultant. I don't think there is a conflict about posting updates of your exploits here on the list, it was mostly the use of the word "we" in relation to the new EVRUS fast chargers that made people wonder about the relation between you and this company so thanks for clarifying. Indeed, how would we know about the latest developments unless they be shared here on the list? I personally enjoy reading about you pushing the envelope on range and efficiency of the Leaf. There are nice charts of the range at different driving speeds for the Leaf for different levels of battery degradation: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=101293
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info http://www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Rhodes via EV Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 4:18 PM To: ev@lists.evdl.org; ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVRUS CHAdeMO network : Sac to near-San_Diego on I-5 I drive down to Southern California for EVRUS as a consultant & expert Leaf Driver. I have done this about 10 times in the last year and a half. I probably made less than minimum wage. Some of the trips were to scope out locations and some were to test new equipment. It's hard to break in a new station with out an EV to test. So my job lately has been to drive down both the 99 and the 5 to make sure the app and RFID cards work. They do. I've been to LA 5 times in the last year. Twice on my own and 3 times for EVRUS. This is why I am knowledgeable about the machines and locations. That is it. That being said we are the only game in town down the 5 From NorCal to LA. Not so much on the 99 as that is over filled. I'm only involved because of my EV knowledge and former work I did on the EVRUS owners converted electric cars. Since I had a Leaf and had used the previous fast charging system I was a logical choice to be the driver on the route. I drive the owners Leaf when working. I sure wouldn't want to heat up my pack unnecessarily. There is a penalty for fast charging 5 times going down the 99 in 100 degree heat. This can be avoided by going down the 5. You can make it with 4 stops rather than 5. In the 100 degree heat of the valley the Leaf got to 10 bars heat after 5 fast charges. At this point Nissan doesn't ask you to stop the car...only slow down. I was not driving fast but after Santa Nella, Merced, Fresno, Tulare & Bakersfield going to Lebec I was worried. I slowed to 45mph even though I could have gone faster. I did have to climb the Grapevine with 10 bars. I drove as slow as 22 mph following a slow truck...happily. The next day after the installation of the new charging station and charging in Lebec I drove to Lost Hills and had 38% of the pack left. So I guess I am "advertising" the fact that there are new chargers out there. I am also advertising my performance. Yes my boss will make some money but it is a service not yet offered. We are the first. So how are you going to find out? How are you to know if it works? I'm like the fly on the wall landing on the soup once in a while. It's not much of job and I only do it when my schedule allows. I'm more of a spy than anything else. BTW our chargers are only slightly better than some of the technology Rich Rudman has. He can charge on level two close to 20kw. So with the right algorithm theoretically level 2 might be close to as fast but you'd have to draw the maximum amps and not all level 2 are created equal....I haven't talked about our app and RFID cards...They cost money. I hope that explains my position. Sincerely, Lawrence Rhodes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160902/74fc0072/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
